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till1 definition

till (til)

  1. until
  2. Now Scot. up to the place of; as far as

Etymology: ME < OE til, akin to ON, to, till, OE, fitness: for IE base see till

conjunction

until
till2 definition

till (til)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to work (land) in raising crops, as by plowing and fertilizing; cultivate

Etymology: ME tillen < OE tilian, lit., to strive for, work for, akin to Ger zielen, to aim, strive, ziel, point aimed at < IE base *ad-, to order, establish

till3 definition

till (til)

noun

  1. a drawer or tray for keeping money
  2. ready cash

Etymology: earlier tille < ? ME tillen, to draw, reach < OE

till4 definition

till (til)

noun

unstratified, unsorted, glacial drift of clay, sand, boulders, and gravel

Etymology: ? var. of ME thill, substratum of clay < ? thille, a board, flooring; akin to diele < IE base *tel-, flat surface > L tellus, earth

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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